Northwest Territories general election, 2011

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The 2011 Northwest Territories general election, the 22nd in its history, took place on October 3, 2011. [1] Nineteen members were returned to the 17th Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.

The 17th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was established by the results of the 2011 Northwest Territories general election on October 3, 2011. It is the 25th sitting of the Assembly in the territories history. The Assembly was dissolved in 2015.

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The territory operates on a consensus government system with no political parties; the premier is subsequently chosen by and from the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).

Consensus government

A consensus government is one in which the cabinet is appointed by the legislature without reference to political parties. Consensus government chiefly arises in non-partisan democracies and similar systems in which a majority of politicians are independent. Many former British territories with large indigenous populations use consensus government to fuse traditional tribal leadership with the Westminster system. Consensus government in Canada is used in Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Nunatsiavut, and similar systems have arisen in the Pacific island nations of Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, as well as the ancient Tynwald of the Isle of Man.

A political party is an organized group of people, often with common views, who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. The party agrees on some proposed policies and programmes, with a view to promoting the collective good or furthering their supporters' interests.

A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), or a Member of the Legislature (ML), is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction.

Three incumbent MLAs faced no challengers and were acclaimed back into office in their districts. Five new MLAs were elected, although only one defeated an incumbent; all of the other four won in open seats where the incumbent MLA did not run for re-election.

An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts as in ancient Rome.

New Premier and cabinet

After the election the elected members of the Assembly will gather to choose the 12th Premier of the territories. Incumbent Premier Floyd Roland has chosen not to stand for re-election in his district. To date no Premier has served two full terms in the Northwest Territories since Frederick Haultain, who won his second term in 1902.

Floyd Roland Canadian politician

Floyd K. Roland, MLA is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th Premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011.

Frederick W. A. G. Haultain English-born Canadian politician and judge

Sir Frederick William Alpin Gordon Haultain was a lawyer and a long-serving Canadian politician and judge. His career in provincial and territorial legislatures stretched into four decades. He served as the first premier of the Northwest Territories from 1897 to 1905 as is recognized as having a significant contribution towards the creation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. From 1905 on he served as Leader of the Official Opposition in Saskatchewan as well as Leader of the Provincial Rights Party. His legislative career ended when he was appointed to the judiciary in 1912.

After the members of the legislature have elected the new Premier, the MLAs elect the cabinet ministers from the remaining Assembly members and the Premier then assigns portfolios to the new ministers. [2]

Election summary

Election summary# of candidatesPopular vote
IncumbentNew#%
Elected candidates1156,19352.66%
Acclaimed candidates30
Defeated candidates1275,56747.34%
Total4711,760100%
Voter Turnout %Rejected Ballots

Districts and candidates

DistrictWinnerSecondThirdFourthFifthIncumbent
Deh Cho Michael Nadli
394
Michael McLeod
226
   Michael McLeod
Frame Lake Wendy Bisaro
328
Duff Spence
240
Bernard LeBlanc
30
  Wendy Bisaro
Great Slave Glen Abernethy
476
Patrick Scott
266
   Glen Abernethy
Hay River North Robert Bouchard
363
Roy Courtoreille
265
Beatrice Lepine
133
   Paul Delorey
Hay River South Jane Groenewegen
465
Marc Miltenberger
339
   Jane Groenewegen
Inuvik Boot Lake Alfred Moses
216
Chris Larocque
211
Grant Gowans
63
Paul Voudrach
18
  Floyd Roland
Inuvik Twin Lakes Robert McLeod
Acclaimed
    Robert McLeod
Kam Lake Dave Ramsay
356
Darwin Rudkevitch
118
Victor Mercredi
45
Bryan Sutherland
28
 Dave Ramsay
Mackenzie Delta Frederick Blake, Jr.
190
Taig Connell
150
Eugene Pascal
127
Mary Clark
89
Glenna Hansen
66
David Krutko
Monfwi Jackson Lafferty
739
Bertha Rabesca Zoe
600
   Jackson Lafferty
Nahendeh Kevin Menicoche
431
Bertha Norwegian
127
   Kevin Menicoche
Nunakput Jackie Jacobson
312
Eddie Dillon
199
   Jackie Jacobson
Range Lake Daryl Dolynny
277
David Wasylciw
210
Beaton Mackenzie
167
Norman Smith
64
 Vacant
Sahtu Norman Yakeleya
463
Rocky Norwegian
312
   Norman Yakeleya
Thebacha Michael Miltenberger
526
Peter Martselos
426
Jeannie Marie-Jewell
263
  Michael Miltenberger
Tu Nedhe Tom Beaulieu
Acclaimed
    Tom Beaulieu
Weledeh Bob Bromley
624
Mark Bogan
79
   Bob Bromley
Yellowknife Centre Robert Hawkins
427
Arlene Hache
312
   Robert Hawkins
Yellowknife South Bob McLeod
Acclaimed
    Bob McLeod

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References

  1. Elections NWT: Participate.
  2. "Government of the NWT, Assembly - Fact Sheets". Assembly.gov.nt.ca. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2012.